Award
NIH Reporter #5F31MH139139-02
A multilevel examination of attention in social anxiety disorder
Recipient
Vanderbilt University
Award Amount
$34,240.00
Ceiling
$34,240.00
Awarded
August 18, 2026
Identifier
5F31MH139139-02
Research project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to study attentional biases in social anxiety disorder, aiming to identify causal mechanisms and inform new treatments.
Description
This project examines the role of the attentional system in the maintenance of social anxiety disorder (SAD). It uses an experimental design and ecological momentary assessment to study how internally biased attention may causally contribute to SAD. The research aims to identify patterns of attention that play a causal role in SAD maintenance to inform novel treatment targets.